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RIM said they’d have OS 6 ready for this summer, and the BlackBerry 9800 seems to be the flagship that will spearhead the launch. The casing and keyboard for the device is now available to purchase, which is a sure sign that production in Waterloo is well underway. Red, white, and black versions are in stock, giving us an idea of what will be available at launch, and the battery door looks like it’s taken on a ridged texture, kind of like the 9650. One case further confirms that we’ll be seeing the slider on AT&T.
From what we’ve seen of the multitudinous videos of the device, the 9800 has a HVGA display, 5 megapixel camera, OS 6 (including Webkit browser), and 512 MB of RAM. It’ll likely reinvigorate BlackBerry fans who have been tempted by the more modern-feeling OSes on Android and iPhone devices, but I’m still not sure it would win over folks who are already using either one. I guess we’ll see this fall, eh?
[via BlackBerry Rocks]
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Simon Sage
Simon Sage’s education largely surrounded writing, technology and online community, leading him to begin his blogging career at www.BlackBerryCool.com and to quickly discover a vibrant and active community surrounding BlackBerry and mobile technology. In exploring RIM’s platform, he has learned what enterprises are looking for in mobility as well as what makes the innocuous BlackBerry so appealing to them. Recently Simon’s been covering RIM’s gradual move into an already-crowded consumer market, and the impact of burgeoning challengers, such as the iPhone, as well as long-time leaders, like Nokia, on BlackBerry’s advancement. With plenty of content under his belt, Simon will be branching off a bit to see what other smartphone manufacturers are working on while still using BlackBerry as a barometer. At IntoMobile, you can count on his posts being even-handed, well-informed and thought-out.
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